CN214168489U

CN214168489U - Heat exchange assembly and clothes treatment device

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Publication number: CN214168489U
Application number: CN202023130199.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任广起; 苗雨来; 朱磊; 熊明
Original assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-23
Filing date: 2020-12-23
Publication date: 2021-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-23

Abstract

The utility model provides a heat exchange component and a clothes treatment device, wherein the heat exchange component comprises a shell, an air channel, a flow channel and a plurality of spraying holes; the air duct is arranged in the shell; the flow channel is arranged on the shell; the plurality of spraying holes are formed in the shell, communicated with the flow channel and arranged towards the air channel. The utility model provides a heat exchange assembly is provided with the runner on the casing and sprays the hole, and the runner communicates with spraying the hole, and after liquid got into the runner, can be by spraying the hole blowout to spout in the wind channel or on filtering the piece, and then erode the flock in the wind channel or on filtering the piece. And the shell is provided with the flow channel and the spraying hole, so that an additional spraying pipe is not required to be arranged in the air channel, and the structure and the production process of the heat exchange assembly are simplified. Set up on the casing and spray the hole for spray hole spun liquid more even, promote the washing effect to wind channel and filtration piece.

Description

Heat exchange assembly and clothes treatment device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a clothing processor technical field particularly, relates to a heat exchange assemblies and clothing processing apparatus.

Background

At present, after washing of a washing machine is completed, hot air needs to be introduced into a washing drum, and clothes are dried through the hot air.

In the related art, in order to reduce the waste of energy, hot air needs to be recycled, an air outlet is usually arranged on the upper side of the barrel body, and hot air enters the drying tunnel from the air outlet to be heated and then enters the barrel body again. In order to prevent the lint in the barrel from being brought into the drying tunnel, a filter screen and a filter screen flushing structure are arranged at the air outlet, and a spray pipe is usually selected as the filter screen flushing structure, but the spray pipe is not only complex to install, but also the sprayed water is not uniform.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention aims at least solving one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or the related art.

Therefore, the utility model discloses a first aspect provides a heat exchange assembly.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a laundry treating apparatus.

In view of the above, a first aspect of the present invention provides a heat exchange assembly, which includes a housing, an air duct, a flow channel, and a plurality of spray holes; the air duct is arranged in the shell; the flow channel is arranged on the shell; the plurality of spraying holes are formed in the shell, communicated with the flow channel and arranged towards the air channel.

The utility model provides a heat exchange assembly is provided with the runner on the casing and sprays the hole, and the runner communicates with spraying the hole, and after liquid got into the runner, can be by spraying the hole blowout to spout in the wind channel or on filtering the piece, and then erode the flock in the wind channel or on filtering the piece, avoid the flock to pile up on wind channel or filtering the piece, ensure in the wind channel or filter the flock on the piece can not follow in hot air circulation to the inner tube of clothing processing apparatus.

And the shell is provided with the flow channel and the spraying hole, so that an additional spraying pipe is not required to be arranged in the air channel, and the structure and the production process of the heat exchange assembly are simplified. Set up on the casing and spray the hole for spray hole spun liquid more even, promote the washing effect to wind channel and filtration piece.

When clothes are dried, hot air flowing out of the clothes treatment device enters the air channel and exchanges heat with liquid sprayed out of the spraying holes in the air channel. After heat exchange, the temperature of hot air flowing out of the clothes treatment device is reduced, so that high-temperature water vapor contained in the hot air is condensed into liquid water, the moisture content in the hot air is reduced, the hot air flowing back into the clothes treatment device is drier, and the drying effect on clothes is improved.

Due to the fact that the drying effect on the clothes is improved, the clothes can be dried more quickly, the drying efficiency of the clothes treatment device is improved, and the time required by drying the clothes is shortened. And the energy loss in the clothes drying process can be reduced, so that the cost for drying the clothes by the clothes treatment device is reduced, and the quality of the clothes treatment device is improved. Additionally, the utility model provides an among the above-mentioned technical scheme heat exchange assembly can also have following additional technical characteristic:

in one technical scheme of the utility model, the heat exchange assembly is used for a clothes treatment device, the clothes treatment device comprises an inner cylinder, and a through hole is arranged on the inner cylinder; the positions of the spraying holes are staggered with the positions of the through holes.

In this technical scheme, the position of a plurality of holes that spray staggers mutually with the position of through-hole, avoids entering into the inner tube through the through-hole by the liquid that the hole sprays out and drenches the clothing in the inner tube, and then promotes the drying effect to the clothing.

The clothes treatment device comprises an inner drum, wherein the inner drum is used for washing clothes, and hot air is introduced into the inner drum after the clothes are washed so as to dry the clothes in the inner drum.

Specifically, the liquid sprayed from the spraying holes can flow to a drainage pipeline of the clothes treatment device along the inner barrel wall or the outer barrel wall.

In one technical scheme of the utility model, the heat exchange assembly comprises a first air inlet and a first filter element; the first air inlet is arranged on the shell and communicated with the air duct; the first filter piece is arranged at the first air inlet and connected with the shell.

In this technical scheme, heat exchange assembly still includes first filtering piece, sets up in first air inlet for filter the gas that flows into first air inlet from the inner tube. First air inlet is clothing processing apparatus's inner tube and heat exchange assemblies's intercommunication mouth, and the damp and hot wind in the inner tube flows into heat exchange assemblies through first air inlet promptly, and the inner tube is carrying out the in-process of other processings to the clothing, for example washing, processing such as stoving, can make debris such as the flock of clothing, end of a thread drop from the clothing, sets up first filter assembly through the position at first air inlet and can avoid in the debris, end of a thread etc. enter into heat exchange assemblies to avoided heat exchange assemblies to be blockked up the problem emergence.

Specifically, the clothes treatment device is a drum washing machine, sundries are inevitably left in the inner barrel when the inner barrel cleans clothes, the light sundries can flow to the first air inlet along with flowing air under the action of a fan of the drum washing machine, the sundries can be blocked outside the heat exchange assembly by the first filtering piece, and the problem that the heat exchange assembly is blocked due to the fact that the sundries enter the first cavity is avoided.

In a specific embodiment, the first filter piece is selected to be a textile fabric with small gaps, so that the first filter piece not only can prevent sundries from entering the heat exchange assembly, but also can absorb the sundries with small particles, and the filtering effect on the artifacts is improved.

Specifically, the liquid may be cold water. The wet and hot air distribution device has the advantages that after the wet and hot air distribution device is in contact with water sprayed out of the spraying holes, the water exchanges heat with the sprayed water, so that the wet and hot air distribution device is cooled, water vapor in the wet and hot air distribution device is condensed into water in the temperature reduction process, and the water vapor drips in the air channel, so that the effect of cooling the wet and hot air distribution device passing through the heat exchange assembly is realized. Compared with a fin-type or sleeve-type heat exchanger, the heat exchanger improves the contact area between the moist heat air and the liquid, and further improves the condensation and cooling effects on the air in the inner cylinder.

It can be understood that the air duct in the heat exchange assembly is communicated with the water drainage channel of the clothes treatment device, so that the water sprayed in the first cavity as liquid and the water condensed from the damp-heat air are both discharged out of the clothes treatment device through the water drainage channel of the clothes treatment device. The air channel and the drainage channel of the clothes treatment device are distributed along the gravity direction, namely the air channel is arranged higher than the drainage channel, so that water in the air channel can flow into the drainage channel under the action of gravity.

The water source connected with the flow passage is a cold water source, so that the temperature of water in the flow passage is lower than that of the hot and humid air, and the condensation effect of water in the hot and humid air is improved.

The utility model discloses an among the technical scheme, a plurality of spraying hole along the flow channel distribution, a plurality of spraying hole at least part spray the hole towards first filtering piece.

In this technical scheme, spray the hole and correspond the setting with first filter, can directly be used for on first filter from spraying hole spun liquid, under the pressure effect of spun liquid, debris such as chad and thread end can drop from first filter, have played the effect of clearing up fast to first filter. Through set up on the casing and spray the hole, not only improved interior liquid of casing and wet hot-blast area of contact, can also wash away debris on first filtering piece through spraying hole spun liquid, need not the manual work and clear up first filtering piece.

It can be understood that, first filter the piece setting on heat exchange assembly, is located heat exchange assembly's first air intake department, washs first filter piece through the mode that utilizes to spray, can reduce the subsequent use maintenance cost of clothing processing apparatus, need not to dismantle the debris on just can the quick clearance first filter the piece to clothing processing apparatus.

And, because first filtration piece sets up on heat exchange assembly, be located heat exchange assembly's first air inlet department, the runner sets up in the wind channel, the runner is located first filter element's leeward department promptly, and impurity such as the filterable coarse cotton of first filter element adheres to the windward side of first filter element, so the liquid that sprays out by the runner sprays by the leeward side windward side of first filter element, and then more easily dashes away from first filter element with impurity such as the filterable coarse cotton of first filter element, and then promotes the cleaning performance to first filter element.

The utility model discloses an among the technical scheme, heat exchange assemblies still includes the second air inlet, and the second air inlet sets up on the casing, is linked together with the wind channel.

In the technical scheme, the second air inlet is communicated with the air duct, the air duct is communicated with the external air of the heat exchange device through the second air inlet, so that the external fresh air outside the heat exchange device can enter the second cavity through the second air inlet, and the damp and hot air in clothes can be cooled rapidly in the drying process. After drying is finished, air is continuously input into the inner drum of the clothes treatment device through the second air inlet, so that the air duct system in the whole clothes treatment device can be rapidly cooled.

In one technical solution of the present invention, the housing includes a first housing and a second housing; the first air inlet is arranged on the first shell; the second shell is connected with the first shell, and the second air inlet is formed in the second shell.

In this technical scheme, heat exchange assemblies's casing includes first casing and second casing, sets up first cavity in the first casing, sets up the second cavity in the second casing, and first cavity and second cavity form the wind channel. The first air inlet is arranged on the first shell, one end of the first air inlet is communicated with the first cavity, and the second end of the first air inlet is communicated with the inner barrel, so that hot and humid air in the inner barrel of the clothes treatment device can enter the first cavity through the first air inlet, and the hot and humid air entering the first cavity exchanges heat with the heat exchange device. The second air inlet is arranged on the second shell, a first end of the second air inlet is communicated with the second cavity, and the other end of the second air inlet is communicated with the external air of the clothes treatment device, so that the external air can be input into the second cavity through the second air inlet. First cavity and second cavity are linked together, and the air after with the heat transfer device heat transfer mixes the back via the gas outlet with the air of external input in the second cavity, mixes through the air after with the heat transfer with the gas of external input, has realized cooling the air after the heat transfer, and then makes the vapor condensation in the air after the heat transfer, further improves the condensation effect to vapor in the air after the heat transfer.

After the clothes are dried, the heating device in the drying channel is closed, the heating device does not heat the air any more, a fan in the clothes drying device continues to work to drive the damp and hot air in the inner barrel to enter the first cavity through the first air inlet for heat exchange, meanwhile, the air outside the clothes treatment device continues to enter the second cavity through the second air inlet, the air after heat exchange and the outside air are sent into the inner barrel of the clothes treatment device, the inner barrel of the clothes treatment device is cooled and dried quickly, and condensed water in the inner barrel is reduced.

It is understood that the first shell and the second shell are connected in a sealing mode, and particularly, the first shell and the second shell are connected in a welding mode. Optionally, the first casing and the second casing are connected through threads. And optionally, the first shell is connected with the second shell through a flange, and a sealing gasket is arranged between the first shell and the second shell, so that the sealing performance between the first shell and the second shell is improved.

The utility model discloses an among the technical scheme, first casing sets up on the roof of inner tube, and the second casing sets up on the lateral wall of inner tube.

In the technical scheme, the top wall of the inner cylinder is the upper part of the circumference of the inner cylinder, and the side wall is the non-circumferential position. And set up first casing on the roof of inner tube, the second casing sets up on the lateral wall of inner tube, has realized the installation and the fixed of casing to make the position of first casing and second casing more reasonable.

Specifically, the first housing and the second housing may be perpendicular, the second housing being disposed on a rear sidewall of the inner barrel.

The utility model discloses an among the technical scheme, heat exchange assembly still includes that the second filters the piece, and the second filters the piece and sets up in second air inlet department, is connected with the casing.

In this technical scheme, heat exchange assembly still includes the second filter piece that sets up at the second air inlet. The second air inlet can communicate the air duct with an outside of the laundry treating apparatus. Set up the second on the second air inlet and filter, can make impurity in the outside air can't enter into heat exchange assembly through the second air inlet, further avoided the subassembly of taking a breath to be blockked up by impurity.

In a technical solution of the present invention, the second filter member is a sponge.

In this technical scheme, select ventilative sponge with the second filter, outside air not only can freely enter into the wind channel through ventilative sponge in, can also avoid impurity to enter into the wind channel in the outside air.

It can be understood that the air duct includes a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity are communicated with each other, air in the first cavity flows out from an inner cylinder of the clothes treatment device, water vapor containing detergent ingredients exists in the air flowing into the first cavity, and in the process of condensing the water vapor, the detergent can form foam in the heat exchange assembly. The breathable sponge is arranged at the position of the second air inlet, and the foam generated in the second cavity can be prevented from overflowing from the second air inlet.

The second filter element is removably coupled to the second inlet port.

The second filters and selects ventilative sponge, and ventilative sponge can be followed and taken out in the second inlet, is convenient for carry out daily washing to ventilative sponge and maintains.

The utility model discloses the second aspect provides a clothing processing apparatus, include the heat exchange assemblies as above-mentioned arbitrary technical scheme, consequently this clothing processing apparatus possesses the whole beneficial effect of the heat exchange assemblies of above-mentioned arbitrary technical scheme.

In addition, the utility model provides a clothing processing apparatus among the above-mentioned technical scheme can also have following additional technical characteristics:

in one embodiment of the present invention, the clothes treating apparatus further includes an outer tub, and the casing is connected to the outer tub.

In the technical scheme, one end of the shell, which is provided with the first air inlet, is connected with the outer barrel, condensed water in the air channel and sprayed liquid can flow into a drainage channel of the clothes treatment device along the outer barrel after passing through the first air inlet, and the liquid sprayed on the first filter component can also flow into the drainage channel of the clothes treatment device along the outer barrel, so that the liquid is prevented from accumulating in the air channel, and the liquid drainage smoothness of the heat exchange component is ensured.

And because the liquid in the air duct flows into the drainage channel of the clothes treatment device along the outer barrel, the liquid flowing along the outer barrel can reduce the temperature of the outer barrel so as to reduce the temperature of the hot air between the outer barrel and the inner barrel, thereby further liquefying the water vapor in the hot air between the outer barrel and the inner barrel, further reducing the humidity of the hot air and improving the drying effect of the hot air.

In one technical scheme of the utility model, the shell is provided with an air outlet which is communicated with an air duct, and the clothes treatment device also comprises an inner cylinder, a fan, a drying tunnel and a heating component; the inner cylinder is embedded in the outer cylinder; the air inlet end of the fan is connected with one end of the shell, which is provided with an air outlet; one end of the drying tunnel is connected with the air outlet end of the fan, and the other end of the drying tunnel is connected with the inner cylinder; the heating assembly is arranged in the drying channel.

In the technical scheme, the clothes treatment device further comprises a fan, the fan can drive air to flow, so that hot and humid air in an inner barrel of the clothes treatment device flows through the heat exchange assembly through the second air inlet and then flows back to the inner barrel, and in addition, the fan can enable external fresh air to flow through the heat exchange assembly through the first air inlet and then enter the inner barrel. The specific type selection and the setting position of the fan can be reasonably configured according to different clothes processing devices, and redundant description is not repeated herein.

Specifically, when clothes are dried, air is heated by the heating assembly in the drying channel and enters the inner drum under the action of the fan. The hot air evaporates the moisture of the clothes in the inner barrel, enters the outer barrel and enters the heat exchange assembly through the first air inlet. In the air duct of the heat exchange assembly, hot air exchanges heat with liquid in the flow channel and liquid sprayed out from the spraying holes, the hot air is cooled, and water vapor is condensed, so that the humidity in the hot air is reduced. The dehumidified hot air enters the drying tunnel under the action of the fan to form circulation.

The heat exchange assembly further comprises a first sealing element, and the first sealing element is arranged on the first air inlet.

The heat exchange assembly further comprises a first sealing element arranged at the position of the first air inlet, and the first sealing element is arranged at the position of the first air inlet, so that gas and liquid can be prevented from flowing out of the position of the first air inlet, and the sealing performance of the heat exchange assembly is improved.

The heat exchange assembly further comprises a second sealing element arranged on the air outlet.

In this design, heat exchange assembly is still including setting up the second sealing member in the gas outlet position, can avoid the inside liquid of heat exchange assembly and gaseous heat exchange assembly that flows out through the gas outlet, improves the holistic sealing performance of heat exchange assembly.

The heating assembly comprises an electric heating tube and a protective cover. The protective cover is made of a material with good heat-conducting property. The protection casing can avoid the electrothermal tube direct with gaseous contact, under the condition that the filter equipment among the heat exchange assemblies became invalid, can avoid electrothermal tube and impurity contact to lead to clothing processing apparatus through setting up the protection casing.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the laundry processing device is a washing machine, a clothes dryer or a washing and drying machine.

In the technical scheme, the clothes treatment device comprises a washing machine, a clothes dryer and a washing and drying integrated machine. Of course, other devices with the function of drying clothes can be adopted, and the device is not limited to the three types.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of a heat exchange assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a left side view of a heat exchange assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view A-A of the heat exchange assembly of FIG. 2 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

figure 4 illustrates a front view of a heat exchange assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view B-B of the heat exchange assembly of FIG. 4 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view along C-C of the heat exchange assembly of FIG. 4 according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 shows a front view of a heat exchange assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view E-E of the heat exchange assembly of fig. 7 according to another embodiment of the present invention;

figure 9 illustrates a top view of a heat exchange assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 shows a left side view of a heat exchange assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 shows a schematic structural view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 11 is:

100 heat exchange components, 110 shells, 112 first shells, 114 second shells, 116 air channels, 124 spray holes, 126 liquid inlets, 128 flow channels, 130 first air inlets, 140 second air inlets, 150 air outlets, 160 first filter pieces, 170 first sealing pieces, 180 second filter pieces, 190 second sealing pieces, 200 outer barrels, 300 fans and 400 drying channels.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A heat exchange assembly 100 and a laundry treating apparatus according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 11.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, the present invention provides a heat exchange assembly 100, which includes a housing 110, an air duct 116, a flow passage 128 and a plurality of spray holes 124; the air duct 116 is disposed in the housing 110; the flow passage 128 is disposed on the housing 110; a plurality of spray holes 124 are disposed on the housing 110, communicate with the flow passage 128, and are disposed toward the air duct 116.

The utility model provides a heat exchange assembly 100 is provided with runner 128 and sprays hole 124 on casing 110, runner 128 with spray hole 124 and be linked together, after liquid got into runner 128, can be by spraying hole 124 blowout, and spout in wind channel 116 or on filtering the piece, and then erode the flock in wind channel 116 or on filtering the piece, avoid the flock to pile up on wind channel 116 or filter the piece, guarantee in wind channel 116 or filter the flock on piece can not follow hot-air circulation to the inner tube of clothing processing apparatus.

And the flow channel 128 and the spray holes 124 are arranged on the shell 110, so that an additional spray pipe does not need to be arranged in the air duct 116, and the structure and the production process of the heat exchange assembly 100 are simplified. The spraying holes 124 are formed in the shell 110, so that liquid sprayed out of the spraying holes 124 is more uniform, and the washing effect on the air duct 116 and the filter pieces is improved.

When the heat exchange assembly 100 dries the clothes, the hot air flowing out of the clothes treatment device enters the air duct 116, and exchanges heat with the liquid sprayed out of the spraying holes in the air duct 116. After heat exchange, the temperature of hot air flowing out of the clothes treatment device is reduced, so that high-temperature water vapor contained in the hot air is condensed into liquid water, the moisture content in the hot air is reduced, the hot air flowing back into the clothes treatment device is drier, and the drying effect on clothes is improved.

Due to the fact that the drying effect on the clothes is improved, the clothes can be dried more quickly, the drying efficiency of the clothes treatment device is improved, and the time required by drying the clothes is shortened. And the energy loss in the clothes drying process can be reduced, so that the cost for drying the clothes by the clothes treatment device is reduced, and the quality of the clothes treatment device is improved.

The housing 110 is provided with an inlet 126, and the inlet 126 is communicated with the flow passage 128, so that the main inlet pipe of the clothes treating apparatus can convey liquid into the flow passage 128 through the inlet 126.

As shown in fig. 3, the direction indicated by the arrow in the figure is the flow direction of the hot air.

Example two:

the present embodiment provides a heat exchange assembly 100, and in addition to the technical features of the above embodiments, the present embodiment further includes the following technical features.

The heat exchange assembly 100 is used for a laundry treatment device, which includes an inner cylinder provided with a through hole; the positions of the plurality of spray holes 124 are staggered with the positions of the through holes.

In the technical scheme, the positions of the spraying holes 124 are staggered with the positions of the through holes, so that the phenomenon that the clothes in the inner barrel are wetted by the liquid sprayed out of the spraying holes 124 after entering the inner barrel through the through holes is avoided, and the drying effect on the clothes is further improved.

Specifically, the liquid sprayed from the spray holes 124 may flow along the inner or outer tub wall into a drain line of the laundry treating apparatus.

Example three:

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the heat exchange assembly 100 includes a first inlet 130 and a first filter element 160; the first air inlet 130 is disposed on the housing 110 and communicated with the air duct 116; the first filter 160 is disposed at the first air inlet 130 and connected to the housing 110.

In this embodiment, the heat exchange assembly 100 further comprises a first filter element 160 disposed at the first gas inlet 130 for filtering the gas flowing from the inner tube into the first gas inlet 130. First air inlet 130 is the intercommunication mouth of clothing processing apparatus's inner tube and heat exchange assemblies 100, and the damp and hot wind in the inner tube flows into heat exchange assemblies 100 through first air inlet 130 promptly, and the inner tube is carrying out the in-process of other treatments to the clothing, for example washing, processing such as bleaching, can make debris such as the dander of clothing, end of a thread drop from the clothing, sets up first filter assembly through the position at first air inlet 130 and can avoid in the heat exchange assemblies 100 entry to debris such as dander, end of a thread to the problem of heat exchange assemblies 100 jam has been avoided taking place.

Specifically, the laundry processing apparatus is a drum washing machine, during the process of washing the laundry in the inner drum, the impurities are inevitably left in the inner drum, and under the action of the blower 300 of the drum washing machine, the impurities with light mass flow to the first air inlet 130 along with the flowing air, and the impurities can be blocked outside the heat exchange assembly 100 by the first filtering member 160, so as to avoid the problem of blocking the heat exchange assembly 100 due to the impurities entering the first cavity.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the first filter member 160 is selected to be a textile fabric with small gaps, so that the first filter member 160 can not only block the impurities from entering the heat exchange assembly 100, but also absorb the impurities with small particles, thereby improving the filtering effect on the artifacts.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the liquid may be cold water. The moist heat air is in contact with the water sprayed out of the spraying holes 124 and then exchanges heat with the sprayed water, so that the moist heat air is cooled, and in the process of temperature reduction, water vapor in the moist heat air is condensed into water and drops into the air duct 116, so that the moist heat air passing through the heat exchange assembly 100 is cooled. Compared with a fin-type or sleeve-type heat exchanger, the heat exchanger improves the contact area between the moist heat air and the liquid, and further improves the condensation and cooling effects on the air in the inner cylinder.

It can be understood that the air duct 116 of the heat exchange assembly 100 is communicated with the water drainage channel of the clothes treatment device, so that both the water sprayed in the first cavity as liquid and the water condensed from the hot and humid air are discharged out of the clothes treatment device through the water drainage channel of the clothes treatment device. The air duct 116 and the drainage channel of the clothes treatment device are distributed along the gravity direction, that is, the air duct 116 is arranged higher than the drainage channel, so that water in the air duct 116 can flow into the drainage channel under the action of gravity.

The water source connected to the flow passage 128 is a cold water source, so that the temperature of the water in the flow passage 128 is lower than that of the hot and humid air, and the condensation effect of the water in the hot and humid air is improved.

Example four:

As shown in fig. 3, the plurality of spray holes 124 are distributed along the flow path 128, with at least some of the spray holes 124 of the plurality of spray holes 124 facing the first filter 160.

In this embodiment, the spraying holes 124 are disposed corresponding to the first filtering member 160, the liquid sprayed from the spraying holes 124 can directly act on the first filtering member 160, and under the pressure of the sprayed liquid, the impurities such as shavings and thread ends can fall off from the first filtering member 160, thereby performing the function of rapidly cleaning the first filtering member 160. Through set up on casing 110 and spray hole 124, not only improved the area of contact of interior liquid of casing 110 with damp and hot minute wind, can also wash away debris on first filtering piece 160 through spraying hole spun liquid, need not the manual work and clear up first filtering piece 160.

It can be understood that the first filtering member 160 is disposed on the heat exchange assembly 100 and located at the first air inlet of the heat exchange assembly 100, and the first filtering member 160 is cleaned by using the spraying mode, so that the subsequent use and maintenance cost of the clothes treatment device can be reduced, and sundries on the first filtering member 160 can be quickly cleaned without being disassembled from the clothes treatment device.

And, because first filtration piece 160 sets up on heat exchange assembly 100, be located heat exchange assembly 100's first air intake department, the runner sets up in wind channel 116, the runner is located first filter element's leeward department promptly, and impurity such as the filterable dander of first filter element adheres to the windward side of first filter element, so the liquid that sprays out by the runner sprays to the windward side by first filter element's leeward side, and then more easily dashes away first filter element with impurity such as the filterable dander of first filter element, and then promote the cleaning performance to first filter element.

Example five:

As shown in fig. 1 and 9, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a second air inlet 140, and the second air inlet 140 is disposed on the housing 110 and is communicated with the air duct 116.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, 9 and 10, the second air inlet 140 is communicated with the air duct 116, and the second air inlet 140 communicates the air duct 116 with the outside air of the heat exchanging device, so that the outside air outside the heat exchanging device can enter the second cavity through the second air inlet 140, and the hot and humid air in the laundry can be rapidly cooled during the drying process. After the drying is finished, air is continuously input into the inner drum of the clothes treatment device through the second air inlet 140, so that the air duct 116 system in the whole clothes treatment device can be cooled down quickly.

Example six:

As shown in fig. 4, 5 and 7, the housing 110 includes a first housing 112 and a second housing 114; the first air inlet 130 is disposed on the first housing 112; the second casing 114 is connected with the first casing 112, and the second air inlet 140 is disposed on the second casing 114.

In this embodiment, the housing 110 of the heat exchange assembly 100 includes a first housing 112 and a second housing 114, a first cavity is disposed in the first housing 112, a second cavity is disposed in the second housing 114, and the first cavity and the second cavity form an air duct 116. The first air inlet 130 is disposed on the first housing 112, one end of the first air inlet 130 is communicated with the first cavity, and the second end of the first air inlet 130 is communicated with the inner cylinder, so that hot and humid air in the inner cylinder of the laundry processing apparatus can enter the first cavity through the first air inlet 130, and the hot and humid air entering the first cavity exchanges heat with the heat exchange device. The second air inlet 140 is provided on the second housing 114, and a first end of the second air inlet 140 communicates with the second cavity and the other end of the second air inlet 140 communicates with the outside air of the laundry treating apparatus, so that the outside air can be input into the second cavity through the second air inlet 140. First cavity and second cavity are linked together, and the air after with the heat transfer of heat transfer device and the air of follow external input mix the back in the second cavity and export via gas outlet 150, mixes through the air after with the heat transfer and the gas of external input, has realized cooling the air after the heat transfer, and then makes the vapor condensation in the air after the heat transfer, further improves the condensation effect to vapor in the air after the heat transfer.

After the clothes are dried, the heating device in the drying channel is closed, the heating device does not heat the air any more, the fan 300 in the clothes drying device continues to work to drive the damp and hot air in the inner barrel to enter the first cavity through the first air inlet 130 for heat exchange, meanwhile, the air outside the clothes treatment device continues to enter the second cavity through the second air inlet 140, the air after heat exchange and the outside air are sent into the inner barrel of the clothes treatment device, the inner barrel of the clothes treatment device is cooled and dried quickly, and condensed water in the inner barrel is reduced.

It is understood that the first housing 112 and the second housing 114 are hermetically connected, and particularly, the first housing 112 and the second housing 114 are welded. Optionally, the first housing 112 and the second housing 114 are connected by a screw thread. Optionally, the first casing 112 and the second casing 114 are connected by flanges, and a sealing gasket is disposed between the first casing 112 and the second casing 114 to improve the sealing performance between the first casing 112 and the second casing 114.

Example seven:

The first housing 112 is disposed on the top wall of the inner barrel and the second housing 114 is disposed on the side wall of the inner barrel.

In this technical solution, the first housing 112 is disposed on the top wall of the inner cylinder, and the second housing 114 is disposed on the side wall of the inner cylinder, so that the mounting and fixing of the housing 110 are realized, and the positions of the first housing 112 and the second housing 114 are more reasonable.

Specifically, the first housing 112 and the second housing 114 are perpendicular, and the second housing 114 is disposed on the rear sidewall of the inner barrel.

Example eight:

As shown in fig. 9, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a second filter element 180, and the second filter element 180 is disposed at the second air inlet and connected to the housing 110.

In this embodiment, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a second filter element 180 disposed at the second inlet port 140. The second air inlet 140 can communicate the air duct 116 with the outside of the laundry treating apparatus. The second filter element 180 is disposed on the second air inlet 140, so that impurities in the outside air cannot enter the heat exchange assembly 100 through the second air inlet 140, and the air exchange assembly is further prevented from being blocked by the impurities.

Example nine:

The second filter 180 is a sponge.

In this embodiment, the second filter 180 is selected to be an air-permeable sponge, which not only allows outside air to freely pass through the air-permeable sponge into the air duct 116, but also prevents impurities in the outside air from entering the air duct 116.

It can be understood that the air duct 116 includes a first cavity and a second cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity are communicated with each other, air in the first cavity flows out from the inner drum of the clothes treatment device, water vapor containing detergent components exists in the air flowing into the first cavity, and during the process of condensing the water vapor, the detergent forms foam inside the heat exchange assembly 100. The breathable sponge is arranged at the position of the second air inlet 140, and foam generated in the second cavity can be prevented from overflowing from the second air inlet 140.

The second filter element 180 is removably coupled to the second inlet port 140.

The second filter element 180 is selected to be a breathable sponge which can be taken out of the second air inlet 140, so that the breathable sponge can be conveniently cleaned and maintained daily.

Example ten:

the utility model provides a clothes treatment device, include the heat exchange assembly 100 as above-mentioned any embodiment, consequently this clothes treatment device possesses the whole beneficial effect of the heat exchange assembly 100 of above-mentioned any embodiment.

Example eleven:

the present embodiment provides a laundry treating apparatus, and in addition to the technical features of the above embodiments, further includes the following technical features.

As shown in fig. 11, the laundry treating apparatus further includes an outer tub 200, and the housing 110 is connected with the outer tub 200.

In this embodiment, the end of the casing 110 provided with the first air inlet 130 is connected to the outer tub 200, the condensed water in the air duct 116 and the sprayed liquid can flow into the drainage channel of the laundry treatment apparatus along the outer tub 200 after passing through the first air inlet 130, and the liquid sprayed on the first filter component can also flow into the drainage channel of the laundry treatment apparatus along the outer tub 200, so as to avoid the liquid from accumulating in the air duct 116, and ensure the smoothness of the liquid discharge of the heat exchange assembly 100.

And because the liquid in the windy air flows into the drainage channel of the clothes treatment device along the outer barrel 200, the liquid flowing along the outer barrel 200 can reduce the temperature of the outer barrel 200 so as to reduce the temperature of the hot air between the outer barrel 200 and the inner barrel, thereby liquefying the water vapor in the hot air between the outer barrel 200 and the inner barrel, further reducing the humidity of the hot air and improving the drying effect of the hot air.

Example twelve:

As shown in fig. 11, the casing 110 is provided with an air outlet 150, the air outlet 150 is communicated with the air duct 116, and the clothes treating apparatus further includes an inner drum, a blower 300, a drying tunnel 400 and a heating assembly; the inner barrel is embedded in the outer barrel 200; the air inlet end of the fan 300 is connected with one end of the shell 110 provided with the air outlet 150; one end of the drying tunnel 400 is connected with the air outlet end of the fan 300, and the other end of the drying tunnel 400 is connected with the inner cylinder; the heating assembly is disposed in the drying tunnel 400.

In this embodiment, the clothes treating apparatus further includes a fan 300, and the fan 300 is capable of moving air, so that hot and humid air in the drum of the clothes treating apparatus flows through the heat exchange assembly 100 via the second air inlet 140 and flows back to the drum, and fresh air from the outside flows through the heat exchange assembly 100 via the first air inlet 130 and enters the drum. The specific type selection and setting position of the fan 300 can be configured reasonably according to different clothes processing devices, and will not be described herein.

Specifically, when drying the laundry, air is heated by the heating assembly in the drying tunnel 400 and enters the drum by the blower 300. The hot air evaporates the moisture of the laundry in the inner tub, enters the outer tub 200, and enters the heat exchange assembly 100 through the first air inlet 130. In the air duct 116 of the heat exchange assembly 100, the hot air exchanges heat with the liquid in the flow channel and the liquid sprayed out from the spraying holes, the hot air is cooled, and the water vapor is condensed, so as to reduce the humidity in the hot air. The dehumidified hot air enters the drying tunnel 400 under the action of the fan 300, so as to form a circulation.

Example thirteen:

As shown in fig. 1, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a first sealing member 170, and the first sealing member 170 is disposed on the first air inlet 130.

The heat exchange assembly 100 further comprises a first sealing member 170 arranged at the position of the first gas inlet 130, and by arranging the first sealing member 170 at the position of the first gas inlet 130, gas and liquid can be prevented from flowing out at the position of the first gas inlet 130, so that the sealing performance of the heat exchange assembly 100 is improved.

Example fourteen:

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a second sealing member 190 disposed on the air outlet 150.

In this design, the heat exchange assembly 100 further includes a second sealing element 190 disposed at the position of the air outlet 150, so that the liquid and gas inside the heat exchange assembly 100 can be prevented from flowing out of the heat exchange assembly 100 through the air outlet 150, and the overall sealing performance of the heat exchange assembly 100 is improved.

Example fifteen:

The heating assembly comprises an electric heating tube and a protective cover. The protective cover is made of a material with good heat-conducting property. The protection casing can avoid the electrothermal tube direct with gaseous contact, under the condition that the filter equipment in heat exchange assemblies 100 became invalid, can avoid the electrothermal tube to lead to clothing processing apparatus with impurity contact through setting up the protection casing.

Example sixteen:

The clothes treatment device is a washing machine, a clothes dryer or a washing and drying integrated machine.

In this embodiment, the laundry treating apparatus includes a washing machine, a dryer, and a dryer. Of course, other devices with the function of drying clothes can be adopted, and the device is not limited to the three types.

In the claims, the specification and the drawings attached to the specification, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless there is an additional definite limitation, the terms "upper", "lower" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings only for the purpose of describing the present invention more conveniently and simplifying the description process, but not for the purpose of indicating or implying that the referred device or element must have the described specific orientation, be constructed and operated in the specific orientation, and thus the description should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "connect," "mount," "secure," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connect" may refer to a fixed connection between multiple objects, a removable connection between multiple objects, or an integral connection; the multiple objects may be directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the above data.

In the claims, the specification and drawings of the specification, the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," and the like, means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the claims, the description and the drawings of the present application, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A heat exchange assembly (100), comprising:

a housing (110);

an air duct (116) disposed within the housing (110);

a flow channel (128) disposed on the housing (110);

and the spraying holes (124) are arranged on the shell (110), are communicated with the flow channel (128) and are arranged towards the air duct (116).

2. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 1,

the heat exchange assembly (100) is used for a clothes treatment device, the clothes treatment device comprises an inner barrel, and a through hole is formed in the inner barrel;

the positions of the spraying holes (124) are staggered with the positions of the through holes.

3. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 2, comprising:

the first air inlet (130) is arranged on the shell (110) and communicated with the air duct (116);

a first filter element (160) disposed at the first air inlet (130) and connected to the housing (110).

4. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 3,

the plurality of spray holes (124) are distributed along the flow channel (128), and at least some of the spray holes (124) of the plurality of spray holes (124) face the first filter element (160).

5. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 4, further comprising:

and the second air inlet (140) is arranged on the shell (110) and communicated with the air duct (116).

6. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 5, wherein the housing (110) comprises:

a first housing (112), the first air inlet (130) being disposed on the first housing (112);

a second housing (114) connected to the first housing (112), the second air inlet (140) being disposed on the second housing (114).

7. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 6,

the first shell (112) is arranged on the top wall of the inner barrel, and the second shell (114) is arranged on the side wall of the inner barrel.

8. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 5, further comprising:

a second filter element (180) disposed at the second inlet (140) and connected to the housing (110).

9. The heat exchange assembly (100) of claim 8,

the second filter element (180) is a sponge.

10. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising: the heat exchange assembly (100) of any of claims 1 to 9.

11. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

an outer tub (200), the housing (110) being connected with the outer tub (200).

12. The laundry processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein an air outlet (150) is provided on the casing (110), the air outlet (150) is communicated with the air duct (116), the laundry processing apparatus further comprising:

an inner cylinder embedded in the outer cylinder (200);

the air inlet end of the fan (300) is connected with one end, provided with the air outlet (150), of the shell (110);

one end of the drying channel (400) is connected with the air outlet end of the fan (300), and the other end of the drying channel (400) is connected with the inner cylinder;

a heating component arranged in the drying channel (400).